Mid-Columbia wildlife officers under fire

[drew]

Go ahead and trust them but those numbers are from 2000. Since then large tracts of hay fields and sage covered desert have been developed. Thousands of houses, apartments and condos have sprung up. Wal-mart, Home Depot, Starbucks, grocery stores, restaurants, health clubs, etc all sit on what was vacant land in 2000. The population may have tripled since those numbers were compiled.

I have 3 times been the victim of Mexican drivers without insurance. So have my neighbors when a drunk Mexican drove into their house! No one in the rural areas can leave their home unguarded near the end of harvest season without being burglarized. And down town Pasco, which is nearly 100% latino, is a dangerous place any time of day.

They have an updated estimate using data from 2006-2008. Still about 50% Hispanic. The estimated population was 69,000 vs 49,000 from the 2000 census.

Franklin County, Washington - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008